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Underside of caudal peduncle
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| Scientific Name | Stellantia siderea (Armbruster, 2004) |
| Common Names | Flatheaded Venezuela Pleco Fladhovedet Venezuela-sugemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Río Siapa from 10-15 km downstream, Río Casiquiare - Río Negro drainage, 01.50000°, -065.71667°, Río Orinoco drainage, Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudancistrus sidereus |
| Etymology | Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 176mm or 6.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Upper Negro, Casiquiare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 628, pp 8, Fig. 3. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.1597.608 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |